COLORADO SPRINGS CHESS CLUB

January - March 2009

The Colorado Springs Chess Club meets Tuesday evenings in the downstairs Game Room of the Acacia Apartments Building at 104 E. Platte, just north of Acacia Park. The building opens about 6:30 PM. Most activities begin registration about 7:30, with play starting at 8:00. On most evenings, club ladder games are also available, including USCF-rated G/90 games. For more information call Buck at 685-1984 or e-mail buckpeace@pcisys.net .

Players should arrive no later than 8:00 to get into the building.

In addition to Tuesday evenings, club members are gathering for chess at these times:

Wednesdays: Poor Richard’s, 320 N Tejon, 6:30-10 PM. Rated tourney, G/90, 1 game a night.

3rd Saturday of month (1/17, 2/21, 3/21) Agia Sophia coffee house, 2902 W Colorado, 8:00 PM.

Air Force Academy Quads, USCF rated. Dates on CSCA website. See Dean Brown or websites for info.

January

Saturday 1/3 - Al Ufer Memorial, Manitou Spgs Masonic Lodge

6 Speed Tournament

13 Club Membership Meeting - everybody come!

20 Club Speed Championship Tournament begins. $5 entry fee.

27 Club Speed Championship continues

February

3 G/15 tournament, 4-SS

10 Cabin Fever Reliever - 4-SS, USCF rated, G/30, $5 entry fee

17 Cabin Fever Reliever continues.

24 Fischer - Random tournament

March

3 Speed tournament

March 7-8: Colorado Springs Open, Manitou Spgs City Hall. All of you play in this! See Buck to register.

10 Team tournament - 2-player teams

17 Bughouse!!

24 Quads - USCF rated (G/30) or not (G/20)

31 Players’ Choice

Club officers: Dean Brown, Richard Buchanan, Renae Delaware

Club website: www.springschess.org CSCA website www.colorado-chess.com

Paul Anderson’s Colorado Springs Chess News website: http://cs.chess.home.att.net